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On 12 Oct 1998 03:54:13 GMT, clee2@envirolink.org (Chris Lee) wrote:

>In article <362131c4.5321957@news.concentric.net>, darrow@oneillaw.com 
>says...
>>
>>On 11 Oct 1998 20:56:19 GMT, clee2@envirolink.org (Chris Lee) wrote:
>>
>>>In article <32188904.6455335@news.concentric.net>, darrow@oneillaw.com 
>>>says...
>>>>
>>>>On Sat, 3 Oct 1998 01:19:11 +0100, Jason Clifford
>>>><jason@dlsl.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In article <3614FF1F.7582@nospam.nospam>, No Spam <nospam@nospam.nospam>
>>>>>writes
>>>>>>To quote from it: "When we speak of free software, we are referring
>>>>>>to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to
>>>>>>make sure that you have the freedom to distribute
>>>>>>copies of free software (and charge for this service if you wish),
>>>>>>that you recieve source code or can get it if you want it, that you
>>>>>>can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs;
>>>>>>and that you know you can do these things.
>>>>>
>>>>>The license specifically states that one may charge for the service of
>>>>>copying and distributing the software which is different from selling
>>>>>the software!
>>>>>-- 
>>>>>Jason Clifford
>>>>
>>>>it's a difference without a distinction.  try selling the software
>>>>without distributing it?  That would be like buying stock from a
>>>>broker who holds it for you in street form.  Congratulations, you've
>>>>now bought version 5.4.333aaa.-2~1 of somethingware, and we'll just
>>>>hold it here for you.
>>>>
>>>>There is no difference between the sale of software and the delivery
>>>>(i.e. distribution) of it.
>>>
>>>There is indeed a difference bettween the two, and a perfect example of 
>>>this is the computer books that include cdroms especally the Linux books. 
>>>What are you really buying a Linux book that include a cdrom or a Linux 
>>>cdrom that comes with a book?
>>>
>>
>>what you are really buying is a book and a cd.  
>>
>>But this is not really a good example, because however you phrase it,
>>you are paying for the delivery of linux via the cd. 
>
>Really? What does the publisher of the book that contains the cd have to 
>say? 
>

I don't think it makes a difference what the publisher of the book
says.  

>Nearly all of them would say they aren't selling the cd that comes with the 
>book, but rather they are providing the cd as a bonus. Remember not all 
>Linux books ship with cd's...
>

They can call it what they want, the two are bundled together.  The
store won't let you take the CD without buying the book, and if you
pay for the book you're entitled to the CD.  It's like buying shampoo
with 33 percent extra "free."